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Scale the Strat for lung disease

01/21/09 13:21:26 | 0 Comments

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Thirty-five million Americans are living with chronic lung diseases such as asthma, lung cancer and COPD. We invite you to register for the "Scale the Strat" event to help us fight to end lung disease.

Friday, February 20, 2009, 400 climbers will tackle the 1,455 stairs of the Stratosphere Tower.

Saturday, February 21, 2009, the top 50 climbers from Friday will climb off again for fabulous prizes

"Scale the Strat" is the American Lung Association in Nevada's competitive stair climb. Individuals and teams will race up the Stratosphere Observation Tower's staircase to raise money to fund lung health research, education, and advocacy in Southern Nevada.

This climb is not for beginners

Scale the Strat is a 108- floor vertical ascent that is not for the average couch potato or acrophobic (people who are afraid of heights). The first 26 flights are configured like a typical stairwell, but the upper flights are suspended inside the middle of a hollow tower with open air on each side.

Once the climbers are in the tower core, there is no exit point, unless there is a medical emergency. This climb is not for the weak hearted. The unique location of the climb should be considered prior to you registering.

Are you someone who is afraid of heights, suffers from vertigo, or claustrophobic?

You are ascending at a rate of approximately 15 ft in height every flight. If you are afraid of heights, claustrophobic, or suffer with motion sickness, this is not the climb for you.

You must be fit

If you are fit enough to run three miles (five kilometers) in 30 minutes or climb 1,000 steps on a stair machine without stopping, you should be physically able to participate in the climb.

You may be fast

The 50 climbers with the fastest times will be eligible to compete in the "Climb Off" event on Saturday, February 21st.

You can be flush

If you're more into raising funds than racing feet, you may choose to pace yourself going up the stairs, and instead compete to raise the most money for the American Lung Association.

You want to register?

To register, click the link "Register to Climb". You must pay the $50 registration fee in full with a credit card. In addition, you must agree to fundraise a minimum of $250 to support the American Lung Association in Nevada's fight against lung disease. OR you may simple choose to pay the full $50 registration fee plus the $250 yourself and forego fundraising. Registrations will not be taken over the phone.

REGISTRANTS PLEASE NOTE: The balance of $250 will be charged to the same credit card you used for climber registration on February 16th if the fund raising minimum of $250 has not been met. For example, if a climber raises $60, their credit card will be charged the balance of $190 on February 16th.

This unique event is fun and celebrates expert athletes with exemplary lung health. Funds raised help aid the American Lung Association's mission of "Fighting for Air."

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